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Why the popular vote is a meaningless statistic

By Ashe Schow
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Why the popular vote is a meaningless statistic

Hillary Clinton won more votes than Donald Trump Tuesday night, at least according to the most current count.

That statistic is being passed around by dejected but smug liberals who claim: “the people chose Clinton.” But it is a meaningless and irrelevant statistic.

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